PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Roe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Duran
vs
Roe

180 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

164 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Made 4 The Cage
Blitzkrieg Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Roe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Duran.
Duran fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roe checks it well.

Roe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Roe works to advance to full mount. Duran defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Duran wants to control but Roe is having none of it.
Roe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Duran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roe wants to control the pace but Duran is squirming around nicely.
Duran is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roe landing strikes from the mount and Duran is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roe content just to control the position here.
Roe cracks Duran with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roe cracks Duran with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Duran is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Duran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roe avoids the attempt from Duran to control.
Roe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Duran looks a forlorn figure.
Roe with a couple of short strikes.
Roe unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Roe.
Duran's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duran is breathing heavily.
Roe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duran hang on?
Roe cracks Duran with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Duran is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Duran is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Duran in real trouble here! The ref calls for Duran to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Roe!